Championship: Nottingham Forest vs Barnsley
At 3:45 a.m. Beijing time on January 26, 2022, the Championship will have a make-up match, and Nottingham Forest will play barnsley at home. Nottingham Forest's performance improvement this season is very obvious, last season was still mixed in the lower league, and after 27 league rounds this season, it has achieved 11 wins, 7 draws and 9 losses, ranking 8th in the league with 40 points, in the case of one less game, and huddersfield in the promotion play-off area, there is a 4-point gap, which shows that the team still has the opportunity to fight for promotion next season. From the statistical point of view, Nottingham Forest scored 35 goals in 27 league rounds, conceded 29 goals, and the offensive and defensive performance was acceptable.
Nottingham Forest has been extremely strong recently, winning three straight, notably in the FA Cup, when they eliminated Premier League giants Arsenal 1-0. Nottingham Forest played Derby County at home in the last round of the league, with 47% possession, 6 shots on target in 11 shots, nearly 4 times the number of shots on goal, with the goals of graban and Johnson 2, finally won 2-1, continuing the team's winning streak. Commendably, Nottingham Forest's defensive end improved significantly, conceding only 1 goal in 3 games.
Barnsley also won a place in the promotion play-off last season, and this season's results have fallen sharply, after 25 league rounds, with 2 wins, 8 draws and 15 defeats, ranking first in the league with 14 points, becoming the "vice-captain" of the Championship, in the case of 2 rounds of less, and Reading in the safety zone currently has an 8-point gap, although there is still hope of relegation, but there is still a long way to go. From the statistical point of view, Barnsley scored 17 goals in 25 league rounds, conceded 38 goals, and the offensive and defensive performance was very bad, especially the attacking end is currently the team with the fewest goals scored in the league, with an average goal rate of less than 1 goal per game.
Barnsley has been in extremely low form recently, having been unwinned in 10 consecutive games, the team faced Birmingham in the last round of the league, with 49% possession, 8 shots on goal and 4 shots on target, in the case of 2 goals behind, although Adebojejo helped the team to pull back 1 goal, it did not help, and finally lost 1-2. In addition, Barnsley's away results this season are also not good, and his away games rank 23rd in the league.
In terms of past encounters between the two teams, Nottingham Forest have won 4 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats in the last 10 matches against Barnsley, and their past performance is not as good as their opponents, and Nottingham Forest won 3-1 away in the first leg of this season. In terms of recent developments, Nottingham Forest has been very strong, winning 3 consecutive games, and the morale of the team has increased significantly, while Barnsley is just the opposite, 10 consecutive games have not been won, and the offensive and defensive performance is very ugly.